Mommy Makeover

Breasts, abdomen, waist, and buttocks

Abdominoplasty/Tummy Tuck
Two weeks prior to surgery
• Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve or medicines that thin your blood
• Tylenol is allowed
• Stop herbal medications
• Do not drink alcohol, especially red wine
• Do not tan
• Have several pillows or a bed wedge to prop yourself up in bed or plan to sleep in a recliner
• Please arrange transportation, you may not drive yourself
• Please arrange to have someone stay with you for the first 24 hrs at home
• Pharmacy will call you to pay for antibiotics and pain medications given at your pre-op exam. They will be delivered to GPS on the AM of your surgery.


Night Before Surgery
• Shower with particular attention to belly button, groin, breast and underarm areas
• Shave if this is part of your hygiene routine
• Use surgical soap provided by Dr. Gruber
• IF GOING UNDER ANESTHESIA - Do not eat or drink after midnight.
• IF HAVING AWAKE SURGERY - Eat a hearty breakfast including solid food and carbs

Morning of Surgery
• Shower with particular attention to belly button, groin, breast and underarm areas
• Use surgical soap provided by Dr. Gruber
• Do not apply lotion, oil, perfume
• Wear loose fitting clothes
• Do not wear makeup, jewelry or contact lenses
• IF GOING UNDER ANESTHESIA - Do not eat or drink
• IF HAVING AWAKE SURGERY - Eat a hearty breakfast including solid food and carbs


Day After Surgery
• You should sleep and walk bent at the waist to take pressure off of your incisions 
• If you have drains. Your nurse will teach you drain care before you go home.
• You may be nauseated, so keep your diet light; liquids only are ok for the first day
• You may ooze a little blood from your incisions.
Recovery
• Compression garment worn 24/7 for 2 weeks and then as needed for the next 1-3 months.  
• You may remove the girdle or binder to take a shower and then put one back on immediately.
• If you have liposuction, you will wear compression garment immediately. Foam pads worn 4-7 days.
• You may sponge bathe or carefully shower but you must keep the bandages DRY.
• Swelling and bruising are expected. Swelling lasts 1-3 months and sometimes longer
• Ask Dr. Gruber prior to starting any physical activity for 4 weeks after surgery 
• No tub soaks, saunas or swimming until ok by Dr. Gruber.  
• All incisions will be extremely sensitive to sunlight.  Do not tan


Call the office immediately if you have:
• Fever above 101 degrees
• Redness or increased pain at the surgical site
• Severe pain uncontrolled by pain medications
• Rash, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea after taking your medications
• Sudden onset of chest pain, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.